Acorn is an artist's book written by Yoko Ono published in 2013[1] by Algonquin Books as a follow-up to her Grapefruit book of conceptual art.[2] It is ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-939293-24-4 (ebook).
The book gathers together 100 brief thought experiments. Ono illustrates each proposal with pointillist “dot drawings”.
Background edit
Ono created the concept for the book in 1996, when she was experimenting with digital art. It was inspired by a 1969 Fluxus by Plastic Ono Band, a group Ono and John Lennon were members of, in which they had planted acorns at Coventry Cathedral for peace. Subsequently, they mailed other acorns to world leaders with a note: "Enclosed in this package we are sending you two living sculptures — which are acorns — in the hope that you will plant them in your garden and grow two oak-trees for world peace."[3]
References edit
- ^ Ono, Yoko (2013). Acorn. OR Books. ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013. Note ISBN 978-1-939293-23-7 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-939293-24-4 (ebook), but as of 30 July 2013[update], it is only available directly from the publisher
- ^ Patricia Reaney (28 July 2013). "From Grapefruit to Acorn: Yoko Ono publishes book of 'instructional poems'". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Review of Acorn by David Ulin, LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 2013